SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND ENDOSCOPE UNIT WITH IT

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable the simple positioning and fixing of an objective optical system with high precision by housing it into a recess while allowing the miniaturization. SOLUTION: The endoscope unit includes an endoscope with a housing part formed at the tip part of the inserting part and the solid-state imaging device 1 separate from the endoscope which is housed and arrayed in the housing part of the endoscope. The solid-state imaging device is provided with a substrate cabinet which is opened in the direction of its tip and forms the recess 7 for housing the objective optical system 23, a light emitting element 4 which is arrayed at the tip of a wall part surrounding the recess in the substrate cabinet and a solid-state imaging element 5 which is disposed on the base end side of the objective optical system in the recess and has a photosensitive part adapted to receive an object image light emitted from the light emitting element to be converted to electricity. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT